by australianfriend | 4 Sep, 2022
Recently I attended the funeral of Jean Talbot, for many years the anonymous poetry editor of The Australian Friend. Towards the end of the service we sang a hymn which I was familiar with, but had never heard at a funeral. The first verse is: Eternal Father,...
by Jill Parris | 4 Sep, 2022
Hope for Asylum Seekers Jill Parris, Victoria Regional Meeting About four years ago I had a nudge to do something about refugees with Quakers, so called a meeting to hold the issue in the light. Only David, my husband, came, and I was so...
by Dorothy Scott | 4 Sep, 2022
Refugee Support: Keeping Connected, Sustaining Hope Dorothy Scott, Victoria Regional Meeting Australian Friends are involved in refugee advocacy and support in many ways and through many organisations. One example is the small, Canberra-based, multi-faith...
by David Evans | 4 Sep, 2022
Direct recruitment from refugee camps: Global workforce an addition to humanitarian aid David Evans, South Australia and Northern Territory Regional Meeting In 2019 a little-known visa project brought highly skilled refugees to Australia. Five refugees and their...
by Quaker Values Committee | 4 Sep, 2022
Quaker Values Committee of The Friends’ School Quaker Values Committee[i] The Quaker Values Committee (QVC) is comprised of Friends representing the various Regional Meetings in Australia and the Yearly Meeting Clerk. The committee reports to The...
by David Johnson | 4 Sep, 2022
Practising a New Covenant Life in an Old Covenant World David Johnson, Queensland Regional Meeting George Fox and the first Friends had a vivid appreciation of the difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, not as theological...
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